Jurors in trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker likely won’t hear about his motive
Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Jurors who will be picked for the trial of a man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a knife…
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The US and South Korea reach new deal on costs for the American troop presence
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and South Korea have tentatively agreed to a new deal covering the costs of maintaining…
Continue ReadingCollege sports ‘fraternity’ jumping in to help athletes from schools impacted by Hurricane Helene
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The UNC Asheville soccer and volleyball teams are calling UNC Charlotte home, its athletes living in two…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer charged over death of woman struck by motorcycle during escort for UK royal
LONDON (AP) — A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving in connection with the death of an 81-year-old…
Continue ReadingAdvocates urge Ohio to restore voter registrations removed in alleged violations of federal law
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio’s Republican elections chief on notice that voters are…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles mayor picks ex-sheriff to be city’s police chief
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former county sheriff has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the…
Continue ReadingUS launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen, going after weapons…
Continue ReadingQ&A: RZA on the nostalgic origins of his first classical album, ‘A Ballet Through Mud’
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — RZA’s hoarding habit led to his newest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional…
Continue ReadingSolar flares may cause faint auroras across top of Northern Hemisphere
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Solar storms may cause faint northern lights across fringes of the northern United States over the weekend as…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court leaves in place two Biden environmental regulations
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court will hear an Ohio woman’s claim she lost out on jobs because she is straight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up the case of an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination in her employment because she…
Continue ReadingWomen in UK’s submarine forces suffered bullying and abuse by male colleagues, probe finds
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An internal investigation has found that women in the submarine forces in the U.K.’s Royal Navy suffered multiple…
Continue ReadingIn Senegal, the bastion of the region’s Francophonie, French is giving way to local languages
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For decades Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa, has been touted as the bastion of the French…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court to weigh a Texas death row case after halting execution
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of a Texas man on death row who has long argued that DNA testing would…
Continue ReadingMexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Jelly Roll, ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ Cate Blanchett and Charli XCX remixes
Sean Wang’s semi-autobiographical feature debut “Dìdi” and Jelly Roll’s 22-track album “Beautifully Broken” are some of this…
Continue ReadingAmid Hurricane Helene’s destruction, sports organizations launch relief efforts to aid storm victims
AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sports teams and organizations have launched their own relief efforts to help those impacted by the…
Continue ReadingKaren Read seeks delay in wrongful death lawsuit until her trial on murder and other charges is done
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Karen Read is seeking to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of her Boston police officer boyfriend…
Continue ReadingElon Musk to join Trump at rally at the site of first assassination attempt
Billionaire Elon Musk will join Donald Trump at a rally at the site of the former president’s July assassination attempt. The campaign said the…
Continue ReadingThis week’s gang attack on a Haitian town killed at least 70 people, UN says
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says the tally of victims killed in a brutal attack on a small town in central Haiti by…
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